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The Gloaming Stakes is a Group 3 race held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival in late September.

The Gloaming Stakes is run under set weights conditions over 1800m and is only open to three-year-olds, offering $200,000 in total prize money.

The Gloaming Stakes is held on Golden Rose Stakes Day alongside four other Group status spring races. These include the $1 million Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes (1400m), $400,000 Group 2 Golden Pendant (1400m) and the Group 2 Shannon Stakes (1500m) for possible Epsom Handicap contenders the following Saturday at Randwick.

One of the major lead up events to the Gloaming Stakes field is the Group 3 Newcastle Spring Stakes (1600m) run the Friday before Golden Rose Day, while the Group 2 Stan Fox Stakes (1500m) a fortnight earlier at the Rosehill track is another key preparatory race for Gloaming Stakes-bound three-year-olds.

Many of the more successful runners in the Gloaming Stakes go on to challenge the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m). Often, horses will contend the Gloaming Stakes before heading south to target Flemington’s Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

In 2017 Ace High took out the Gloaming Stakes – Spring Champion Stakes – VRC Derby treble.

The 2019 Gloaming Stakes was held on Saturday September 28, 2019 and won in impressive style by the VRC Derby-bound Shadow Hero. 

Gloaming Stakes
Date:	Saturday September 28, 2019
Racecourse:	Rosehill Gardens
Distance:	1800m
Conditions:	Three-year-olds at Set Weights
Status:	Group 3
Prizemoney:	$200,000

2019 Gloaming Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 Shadow Hero
• 2nd: #3 Subedar
• 3rd: #4 Quick Thinker

The Gloaming Stakes 2019 Results saw the Mark Newnham-trained favourite Shadow Hero demolish his rivals second-up with a 3.3 length victory ahead of Group 1 targets over further including the $2 million Victoria Derby (2500m) in Melbourne.

Read more on the big Gloaming Stakes 2019 win by VRC Derby hopeful Shadow Hero.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Wgt.	SP
1	2	SHADOW HERO	Mark Newnham	Joshua Parr	–	3	56.5kg	$2.90F
2	3	SUBEDAR	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	3.3L	9	56.5kg	$10
3	4	QUICK THINKER	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Damian Lane	4.3L	2	56.5kg	$4
4	1	JUST THINKIN’	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	4.5L	6	56.5kg	$3.20
5	11	PERSAN	David Payne	Glyn Schofield	5.3L	11	56.5kg	$151
6	8	SIRMAZE	Jason Coyle	Ms Jess Taylor	8.3L	5	56.5kg	$101
7	5	RHAEGAR	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Jason Collett	11.1L	4	56.5kg	$21
8	6	FASANO	David Payne	Nash Rawiller	11.5L	7	56.5kg	$17
9	7	WAR BARON	David Payne	Glen Boss	13L	10	56.5kg	$51
10	13	SHINING EAGLE	John Sargent	Ms Rachel King	15.3L	1	54.5kg	$101
11	10	LUCKY IMPERATOR	Gary Moore	Adam Hyeronimus	23.5L	8	56.5kg	$71
12	12	WAY BACK WHEN	Chris Waller	Brenton Avdulla	23.7L	12	56.5kg	$101
–	9	EXTRAORDINARY	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tommy Berry	–	0	–	–

2019 Gloaming Stakes Betting

The updated Gloaming Stakes 2019 odds and Group 3 betting market links to the Rosehill racing markets online at Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided below the week of the race.

2019 Gloaming Stakes Field

The Gloaming Stakes 2019 field of final acceptances and barrier draw are released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday leading up to race day. Horses may come into the Gloaming Stakes field via earlier Group status Sydney Spring Racing Carnival races for three-year-olds or be stepping up in class for their first black-type test of the season.

There are 13 gallopers making-up the 2019 Gloaming Stakes Field this spring with a tight top-half of the market narrowly led by the flying Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Just Thinkin’ who chases a third straight win. The dangers following closely in betting are Group 1 JJ Atkins fourth placed Shadow Hero and Group 3 Ming Dynasty winning Kiwi raider Quick Thinker drawn in barriers three and two respectively.

Update: The 2019 Spring Champion Stakes lead-up race on Golden Rose Day – the Gloaming Stakes field – is down to 12 after the scratching of the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Extraordinary (13) who had the outside alley.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Br.	Wgt.	Hcp. Rating
1	73×11	JUST THINKIN’	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	6	56.5kg	85
2	214×3	SHADOW HERO	Mark Newnham	Joshua Parr	3	56.5kg	82
3	1152	SUBEDAR	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	9	56.5kg	78
4	21×1	QUICK THINKER	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Damian Lane	2	56.5kg	76
5	5x91x4	RHAEGAR	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Jason Collett	4	56.5kg	70
6	33×15	FASANO	David Payne	Nash Rawiller	7	56.5kg	65
7	7F0x456591	WAR BARON	David Payne	Glen Boss	10	56.5kg	60
8	4×3316	SIRMAZE	Jason Coyle	Ms Jess Taylor	5	56.5kg	59
9	63×36	EXTRAORDINARY	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tommy Berry	13	56.5kg	–
10	93557×32	LUCKY IMPERATOR	Gary Moore	TBA	8	56.5kg	–
11	48F0x70	PERSAN	David Payne	Glyn Schofield	11	56.5kg	–
12	465	WAY BACK WHEN	Chris Waller	Brenton Avdulla	12	56.5kg	–
13	93×40	SHINING EAGLE	John Sargent	Ms Rachel King	1	54.5kg	–

2019 Gloaming Stakes Nominations

The 2019 Gloaming Stakes nominations are taken by Racing NSW on the Monday leading-up to Golden Rose Stakes Day with the full list of early entries to be published below.

The official Gloaming Stakes 2019 Nominations attracted 17 three-year-olds with the hopes of a Group 1 run later in the spring including the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Just Thinkin’. Just Thinkin’ chases a third win on the trot and was last seen taking out the Dulcify Quality at the track.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp. Rating
1	3219×031	BULLET FLY	C	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	66
2	63×36	EXTRAORDINARY	C	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	–
3	33×15	FASANO	C	3	David Payne	65
4	73×11	JUST THINKIN’	G	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	85
5	93557×32	LUCKY IMPERATOR	G	3	Gary Moore	–
6	48F0x70	PERSAN	C	3	David Payne	–
7	21×1	QUICK THINKER	C	3	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	76
8	432	RELUCENT (NZ)	G	3	Chris Waller	–
9	76	RENT A ROCK	G	3	Danny Williams	–
10	5x91x4	RHAEGAR	G	3	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	70
11	214×3	SHADOW HERO	G	3	Mark Newnham	82
12	93×40	SHINING EAGLE	F	3	John Sargent	–
13	4×3316	SIRMAZE	G	3	Jason Coyle	59
14	1152	SUBEDAR	G	3	James Cummings	78
15	7F0x456591	WAR BARON	C	3	David Payne	60
16	465	WAY BACK WHEN	C	3	Chris Waller	–
17	41541	WHISPERED	C	3	James Cummings	64

Gloaming Stakes History

Inaugurated in 1978, the Gloaming Stakes has an extensive history of exciting racing and tight results. The Gloaming Stakes is named after Gloaming, who along with Desert Gold previously held the Australasian record of 19 successive wins. Out of 67 starts, Gloaming won 57 and came second 9 times.

The Gloaming Stakes has had a relatively stable history in terms of race location and status. Because of its set weights status and restriction to three year olds, the Gloaming Stakes has long held an important place in NSW racing as a major event to watch and a fertile breeding ground of young black-type winners.

Notable Gloaming Stakes winners include Sky Chase (1987), Tie The Knot (1997), So You Think (2009), It’s A Dundeel (2012) and that year’s Spring Champion Stakes / VRC Derby double winner Ace High (2017). Gloaming Stakes results and winning times since 2000 are listed below.

Gloaming Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Gloaming Stakes	1st	Shadow Hero	1 minute 49.10 seconds
	2nd	Subedar
	3rd	Quick Thinker
2018 Gloaming Stakes	1st	Thinkin’ Big	1 minute 50.28 seconds
	2nd	Tarka
	3rd	Irukandji
2017 Gloaming Stakes	1st	Ace High	1 minute 50.82 seconds
	2nd	Sanctioned
	3rd	Coral Coast
2016 Gloaming Stakes	1st	Veladero	1 minute 50.2 seconds
	2nd	Honeywine
	3rd	Prized Icon
2015 Gloaming Stakes	1st	Vanbrugh	1 minutre 49.6 seconds
	2nd	Tatoosh
	3rd	Man Of Choice
2014 Gloaming Stakes	1st	Sweynesse	1 minute 49.5 seconds
	2nd	Diamond Valores
	3rd	Pounamu
2013 Gloaming Stakes	1st	Complacent	1 minute 49.2 seconds
	2nd	Savvy Nature
	3rd	Drago
2012 Gloaming Stakes	1st	It’s A Dundeel	1 minute 50.6 seconds
	2nd	Honorius
	3rd	Lunar Rise
2011 Gloaming Stakes	1st	Strike The Stars	1 minute 49.0 seconds
	2nd	Doctor Doom
	3rd	King’s Pact
2010 Gloaming Stakes	1st	Retrieve	1 minute 48.2 seconds
	2nd	Erewhon
	3rd	Praecido
2009 Gloaming Stakes	1st	So You Think	1 minute 50.8 seconds
	2nd	Gathering
	3rd	Heraklion
2008 Gloaming Stakes	1st	Predatory Pricer	1 minute 51.9 seconds
	2nd	Stalingrad
	3rd	Fight And Defend
2007 Gloaming Stakes	1st	Race Not Run	–
	2nd	–
	3rd	–
2006 Gloaming Stakes	1st	All Black Gold	1 minute 49.2 seconds
	2nd	Tuesday Joy
	3rd	Sermon
2005 Gloaming Stakes	1st	Pendragon	1 minute 50.4 seconds
	2nd	Power Of Destiny
	3rd	Duelled
2004 Gloaming Stakes	1st	Al Maher	1 minute 49.3 seconds
	2nd	Savabeel
	3rd	Outback Prince
2003 Gloaming Stakes	1st	Tsuimai	1 minute 49.6 seconds
	2nd	Terracotta Bay
	3rd	Square One
2002 Gloaming Stakes	1st	Maskerado	1 minute 57.0 seconds
	2nd	Platinum Scissors
	3rd	Sportsman
2001 Gloaming Stakes	1st	Courvoisier	1 minute 49.7 seconds
	2nd	Excellerator
	3rd	Silk Veil
2000 Gloaming Stakes	1st	Go Bint	1 minute 59.4 seconds
	2nd	Dandify
	3rd	Danachenka